Albany College of Pharmacy - Alembic Yearbook (Albany, NY)

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LECTURE HAALL

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LE ROY GEORGE MATTI-IEXVS, PH.G., KW Instructor in Physics Born at Philmont, Columbia Countv. N. Y.g He received his early educa- tion at Catskill High Sclioolgl Graduated from the Albany College of Pharmacy in the Class of IQCQQ In October of IQI2 he was appointed Instructor of Physics. RICHARD BERCI-IMANS GRAY, MD., KKI1 Assistant Director of Microscopical Laboratory. CLARENCE EDMUND MULLENS, MD., Kill Lecturer in Physiology. NVARREN LANSING BRADT, PH.G. Secretary State Board of Pharmacy. Lecturer on Pharmaceutical jurisprudence. GUSTAVUS MICHAELIS, PH.G. Emeritus Professor of Pharmacy. - sm M . V Z 16

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F5112 Qlullegr A College of Pharmacy is supposed to educate its students in all that pertains to the care, handling, preparing and dispensing of drugs and medi- cines, on the orders and prescriptions of physicians, and to supplying the public with such of these agents as maybe necessary for their comfort and use, without the advice of a physician. The calling of a pharmacist differs from all other pursuits in iwhich men engage. The substances in which he deals are potent for good or injury. Many of the most valuable medicines are active poisons, when improperly used, and it is necessary for the protection of the public that a knowledge of these agents be obtained. This education includes Chemistry, the science of the composition of matter, Pharmacy, the art of preparing and compounding medicines, and Materia Medica, that branch of medical study which deals with drugs, their sources, preparation and uses. These are the major subjects which the student must thoroughly comprehend. There are minor subjects, some knowledge of which is necessary. These are Physics, the study of the laws and phenomena of nature, but especially of forces and the general properties of matter, botany, the science of plantsg Physiology, the science which treats of the functions of living organisms, pharmaceutical arithmetic, relating mainly to percentage and proportion, pharmaceutical latin, relating to the written prescription, pharmaceutical jurisprudence, relating to the laws gov- erning the conducting of pharmaciesg and now a knowledge of business methods. These are minor subjects, but this does not mean that they are of little value, only that they are of less value than the major subjects. T Of these subjects, organic Materia Medica and Botany seem to be the least attractive to students. 'The reason for this apparent lack of interest may possibly lie in the fact that the substances in these two courses are familiar to everyone, they are in daily contact with them and why should they not know all about them? ' This is a false conception of these agents. I have yet to know of a student who honestly begins investigation along these lines, who does not soon become intensely interested in roots, rhizomes, barks, leaves, seeds and plants. An examination of phytolacca shows a formation of its cellular and fibrous tissues similar to and yet decidedly different from pareira. The leaf of digitalis. so very distinctive in its wooly surface and boldness of its framework, valerian and veratrum, both rhizomes and rootlets, of almost equal size and shape and color, yet with distinctions enough to at once differentiate them. I8